ὀθόνη

othonēsheetHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine2 occurrences1 book2 verses

Definition

ὀθόνη, -ης, ἡ

(of Semitic origin, cf. Heb. אֵטוּן, yarn)

1. fine linen (Hom., al.).

2. Later, a sheet or sail: Acts 10:11; 11:5.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

2 total
  1. Acts 10:11ὀθόνην · sheet
    He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
  2. Acts 11:5ὀθόνην · sheet
    “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.